TRUCK BOMBING KILLS 17 WOUNDED 25 IN MOSUL, IRAQ

MOSUL, Iraq - A deadly truck bomb explosion in a Kurdish village near Iraq's northern city of Mosul has left more than 17 people dead and at least 25 more wounded.

• The incident came when the driver of an explosive-laden truck detonated the vehicle, and himself, just after midnight in the village of Wardak, southeast of Mosul, AFP reported.
• A similar attack was foiled when a driver was killed by Iraqi security forces before he could trigger the explosives in his truck, according to police.
• Despite the presence of Iraqi soldiers and police, as well as Kurdish Peshmerga troops, the region around Mosul is rocked by recurring bombings and explosions on an almost daily basis.
• The second largest city in the violence-wracked Iraq, Mosul lies 350 kilometers (220 miles) north of the capital Baghdad and is home to Sunni and Shia Muslims, Turkmen, and Kurdish communities.
• Mounting violence in the multi-ethnic region has fueled the tensions between Iraqi Arabs and Kurds, who are vying for land and resources.
• On Tuesday, four American soldiers and 10 Iraqi police forces were killed in the troubled north, making it the bloodiest day for the US military in five months.

Courtesy: Press TV